My LaserJet 2200d is surprisingly tricky to install under LMDE (XFCE). The recommended driver won't print (even the test page). I do have found a working driver (hpijs), but the output is far from perfect (way too much contrast in gray areas, and weird spacing when printing html pages).

Has any user found the best driver for this type of printer? Or could I just transfer the .ppd file from my previous setup under Ubuntu?

Thanks, but in my case hplip-gui isn't doing a very good job:* either I plug my HP2200 to the print server on my router (its normal condition), and hplip doesn't see it,* either I plug it directly to an USB port. Then it gets detected and hplip suggests a driver. But it fails, and hplip then complains about communication errors.

So I have nothing better than to revert to the built-in printer management and search the best driver by trial and error.

It's all the more tedious as, every time I try to change the settings, I get this error (which can be bypassed):

Important: Make sure you remove HPLIP from the Package Manager or your install may get all screwed up. This worked for me so hopefully it will work for you as well. Either way, that website should point you in the correct direction to get your drivers working correctly.

Last edited by HogNation on Mon May 14, 2012 9:58 am, edited 2 times in total.

dclement wrote:Unfortunately, the compiled HPLIP did not do a better job than the version from the repo. in my case.With the driver it chose, the test page took ages to print and came out with only garbage

Maybe these instructions are not for LMDE.

The best result I had is with the hpijs driver, but I guess I don't get the full benefit of my postscript printer.

dclement wrote:Oops, I blindly applied the Linux Mint instructions. I again note that the hplip version suggested for Debian is but slightly newer that the one in the repos. (3.12.4 instead of 3.12.2).

My hope is in the decimals... I'll make another test and report.

Yeah the Linux Mint instructions was my error. I posted the wrong link. Hope you can get it working.

The following packages have unmet dependencies: libcupsimage2-dev : Depends: libtiff4-dev but it is not going to be installed Depends: libjpeg8-dev but it is not going to be installed or libjpeg-dev libsane-dev : Depends: libjpeg-dev Depends: libtiff4-dev but it is not going to be installed

These ones are surely critical so I have to give up at this point.

Now I have to inspect the repositories: I see no reason why these packages wouldn't be available when running from a liveUSB key. More testing to do...